Meals, Rejected by Everyone, huh? Seriously I never got the MRE hate, for what they were they didn't taste all that bad (well most of em didn't) yes they got a bit boring if ya got stuck eating them for weeks without a break but speaking as someone that experienced the joys of a MCI ration pack they could be a lot worse

Not to mention that the Georgia (former Soviet Republic of, not the state) tourism industry has been working hard to try to convince Olympic visitors to go there as well as it's quite close - and Georgia has some of the best food on Earth, as well as some of the oldest archaeological evidence of winemaking.

Pribar:Meals, Rejected by Everyone, huh? Seriously I never got the MRE hate, for what they were they didn't taste all that bad (well most of em didn't) yes they got a bit boring if ya got stuck eating them for weeks without a break but speaking as someone that experienced the joys of a MCI ration pack they could be a lot worse

It's Meals Refused by Ethiopians. But I agree with you they get boring quick. I had to eat them 3 times a day for about a month when I was in Bosnia. Then we started getting C rats, I thought the chow hall was a 5 star restaurant after that.

TNel:Anyone else this morning think the 20 degrees outside was down right warm?

We've been having a heat wave in the Chicago area, temperatures even got up to a scorching 32 yesterday. Of course, we're going to pay for that tomorrow, with anywhere from 4-10" of snow on the way. This winter reminds me of the 1970s and early 80s. It was more fun when I was a kid.

Onkel Buck:Pribar: Meals, Rejected by Everyone, huh? Seriously I never got the MRE hate, for what they were they didn't taste all that bad (well most of em didn't) yes they got a bit boring if ya got stuck eating them for weeks without a break but speaking as someone that experienced the joys of a MCI ration pack they could be a lot worse

It's Meals Refused by Ethiopians. But I agree with you they get boring quick. I had to eat them 3 times a day for about a month when I was in Bosnia. Then we started getting C rats, I thought the chow hall was a 5 star restaurant after that.

Yeah, they're food substitute. I never minded them, I just never considered them food. What did these people expect, McDonalds?

buttcat:Onkel Buck: ZzeusS: MREs are not bad, per se. Some are better than others. Just remember you're not signing up for fine dining.

God help the poor bastard stuck with Egg and Cheese Omelette

They discontinued that one. I heard flies in Somalia wouldnt even land on it.

I...actually liked that one. And the ham slice, too!

Heh, we had a guy in our old unit who liked them too...he was VERY popular around mealtimes.

/at Fort Sam, when I pulled dining hall duty, I'd sometimes troll the guys waiting in line by telling them we were short on food that meal, and were opening up cases of MRE's. I'd tell the first guy in line to pick a number between 1 and 12, and, whatever number he'd pick, I'd say "Oooh, the ham omelette...good choice."//his buddies would give him very dirty looks until they caught on to the joke.

This is why everybody should have emergency provisions in their cars at all times, even in areas that rarely experience storms like this (ESPECIALLY in these areas, as this story shows). At a minimum your car should have 5 gallons of water, a twenty pound bag of kitty litter, a twenty pound bag of sand and salt mixed in a 2-to-3 ratio, several blankets and quilts, one flashlight for every available seat in the car, backup batteries for said flashlights, a five-gallon bucket for bodily waste, a five-gallon bucket for melting ice and snow should the water run out, a battery-operated radio, a small generator, backup fuel for the generator, a ham radio to alert ham radio enthusiasts to your position, a flotation device for every seat available in the car and some snacks. If people had followed these simple guidelines this whole situation could have been avoided.

Pribar:Meals, Rejected by Everyone, huh? Seriously I never got the MRE hate, for what they were they didn't taste all that bad (well most of em didn't) yes they got a bit boring if ya got stuck eating them for weeks without a break but speaking as someone that experienced the joys of a MCI ration pack they could be a lot worse

I'll take MREs over C-rations anyday. Maybe Subby has never eaten any because he lives with his parents still.

MREs aren't all bad. If you want bad try the Humanitarian Daily Rations. We gave those out affter katrina and rita. Those will make you want for even a Vomelette, the old five fingers of death w/ butt plug, or even bland hospital food. The only thing edible in the HDR is the Spoon.

tommyl66:At a minimum your car should have 5 gallons of water, a twenty pound bag of kitty litter, a twenty pound bag of sand and salt mixed in a 2-to-3 ratio, several blankets and quilts, one flashlight for every available seat in the car, backup batteries for said flashlights, a five-gallon bucket for bodily waste, a five-gallon bucket for melting ice and snow should the water run out, a battery-operated radio, a small generator, backup fuel for the generator, a ham radio to alert ham radio enthusiasts to your position, a flotation device for every seat available in the car and some snacks.

doglover:tommyl66: At a minimum your car should have 5 gallons of water, a twenty pound bag of kitty litter, a twenty pound bag of sand and salt mixed in a 2-to-3 ratio, several blankets and quilts, one flashlight for every available seat in the car, backup batteries for said flashlights, a five-gallon bucket for bodily waste, a five-gallon bucket for melting ice and snow should the water run out, a battery-operated radio, a small generator, backup fuel for the generator, a ham radio to alert ham radio enthusiasts to your position, a flotation device for every seat available in the car and some snacks.